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Man remanded for alleged burglary of relative’s house

Jul 02, 2014 News

A Princes Street resident accused of burgling his relative’s apartment and making off with over $300,000 worth in items, was remanded to prison when he appeared before a city Magistrate yesterday.
Kurt Pereira, 27, pleaded not guilty to a break and enter and larceny charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The charge which was read to him claims that Pereira on June 12, last, at Princes Street, Georgetown, broke and entered Nickel McKay’s house and stole his $30,000 BlackBerry cellular phone, two Samsung cellular phones valued $14,000, 20 jerseys and a pair of jeans costing $270,000 as well as $10,000 cash.
He pleaded not guilty and submitted a bail application, but the court presided over by Magistrate Faith McGusty remanded him to prison until July 22.
Corporal Seon Blackman who represented the Prosecution told the court that the two men are related to each other.
Blackman said that the victim lived in the upper flat of the Princes Street house while Pereira occupied the lower flat.
McKay, he said, left for work about 6:45 hours that day. As he returned home, he reportedly saw the accused exiting his section of the house with a haversack.
Blackman reported that as Pereira spotted the victim, he ran. McKay chased after the accused but he managed to escape.
The Prosecution noted that when McKay returned to the premises he observed one of the stairs removed from its place. Further checks revealed the articles missing.  Pereira was later arrested and charged for the offence.
Blackman related that none of the articles have been recovered. He offered objections to bail citing the serious nature of the offence and the penalty it attracts.
Blackman asked the court to consider too that the two men share the same premises, so Pereira may attempt to interfere with the witness.
His objections were upheld and bail was refused.

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